Melanie Roussel
Rules are fun! Rules help CONTROL the fun.
The phrase ‘writing rules’ is pretty broad. Advice is welcomed. Directives are troublesome.
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MELANIE ROUSSEL FICTION
Melanie Roussel
- Jul 9
- 2 min
My quest to read all of Agatha Christie
A while ago, I decided I was going to read all of Christie’s works. I knew I already read the vast majority of them done - or so I thought.
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Melanie Roussel
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Are you engaging in Tsundoku?
I can only speak for myself, but I know that I've never bought a book I hadn't intended to read.
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Melanie Roussel
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
The First Ghost Story
This is an ancient mould for ghost stories future writers will use for many and various hauntings.
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Melanie Roussel
- May 25, 2020
- 5 min
Moist von Lipwig - Forger, Con-Artist, Postmaster General
If you're interested in character alignments, Moist is perhaps the best example of a Chaotic Natural character.
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Melanie Roussel
- May 15, 2020
- 4 min
Detritus - Husband, Father Watchman & Troll
I fervently believe, Detritus - my favourite Troll of the Discworld - has the the most transformational arc of the series.
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Melanie Roussel
- May 13, 2020
- 4 min
Dee - a villain that I wish could be redeemed
By the way, if any of you are thinking - hang on, this sounds very much like the real-world issue of X, Y or Z then, yeah
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Melanie Roussel
- May 11, 2020
- 4 min
Lord Havelock Vetinari - Patrician of Ankh-Morpork
When all is said and done, there is a lot about Vetinari that seems scarily inhuman (in a good way).
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Melanie Roussel
- May 8, 2020
- 4 min
Death - CATS ARE NICE
IT IS THE THINGS YOU BELIEVE WHICH MAKE YOU HUMAN. GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS, IT’S ALL THE SAME. Hogfather, Terry Pratchett When one...
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Melanie Roussel
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
Granny Weatherwax - Bad Ass Witch and Crone
Granny Weatherwax was not an advertisement for witchcraft. Oh, she was one of the best at it, no doubt about that. At a certain kind,...
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Melanie Roussel
- May 1, 2020
- 4 min
Sam Vimes - Commander of the City Watch
Pratchett's go-to figure in the series for law and order. If Vimes agrees, we can usually be assured that it's the just option.
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 13, 2020
- 3 min
Review: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
This is a classic story combining dark fantasy, horror and coming of age.
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 1, 2020
- 3 min
The Origins of April Fool's Day
Where, when and why did we decide that April 1st was a good day to pull pranks on one another? Well, like many weird aspects of our...
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Melanie Roussel
- Mar 11, 2020
- 2 min
Review: Geek Feminist Revolution by Hurley
The Feminist Revolution is a collection of essays by the Sc-Fi novelist and double Hugo Award-winning Kameron Hurley.
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Melanie Roussel
- Dec 9, 2019
- 2 min
Science Fiction Predicts 2020
2020 is just around the corner. In these troubling times, it's helpful to have an idea of what's in store. Well, fear not, here are a few...
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Melanie Roussel
- Nov 4, 2019
- 3 min
14 Years later, is V for Vendetta still relevant?
I think if this movie had come out today, the reviews would have been more favourable...
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Melanie Roussel
- Sep 23, 2019
- 3 min
Steampunk: Airships
What does every alternate version of history have, from steampunk to dystopias? Airships, of course! In fact, I’ve just finished reading...
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Melanie Roussel
- Sep 16, 2019
- 4 min
6 Clichés of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Villains
Here’s my list of five signs that you're dealing with a clichéd bad guy...
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Melanie Roussel
- Sep 9, 2019
- 4 min
Alternative Timeline Episodes Are a Waste of Time
What does Lucifer, The Umbrella Academy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek, Bones, Red Dwarf and Stargate SG-1 have in common?
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Melanie Roussel
- Aug 26, 2019
- 2 min
Where do you get your ideas from?
Neil Gaiman has said: 'I make them up,' I tell them. 'Out of my head.'
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